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About Chalani Village

Chalani is a large village in Dahanu tehsil, in the district of Thane, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,313, made up of 1,688 males and 1,625 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 963 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1779 hectares hectares.

Chalani Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chalani village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Thane
Tehsil Dahanu
Area (hectares) 1779 hectares
Population 3,313
Male Population 1,688
Female Population 1,625
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 963
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chalani compares

By the 2011 count Chalani is the 24th largest of the 171 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,969 residents. Its 1779 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1033.

Getting to Chalani

Chalani is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Chalani as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Bhavadi, Bhisenagar, Bodgaon and Bordi. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Chalani

As per the Census of India 2011, Chalani village had a population of 3,313. That makes it the 24th largest of the 171 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,969 residents.

Chalani village has 1,688 males and 1,625 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chalani has about 963 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1033.

Chalani covers 1779 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Chalani falls under Dahanu tehsil of Thane district in Maharashtra.

The census record for Chalani notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Chalani.

Chalani is in Dahanu tehsil of Thane district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Chalani today is likely to be higher.

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